No. 18-8176
Anthony James Brightwell, Jr. v. Mark Capozza, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Fayette, et al.
IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process guilty-plea ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-agreement plea-bargaining sentencing sentencing-error sixth-amendment
Latest Conference:
2019-04-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
Petitioner's Constitutional Rights were violated when he guilty plea was not knowingly and intelligently made when the details of the guilty plea were changes and Petitioner did not fully understand what he was pleading guilty to or what he was initialing on the guilty plea form.
In addition, Petitioner received ineffective assistance of counsel for the above, and due to Petitioner receiving a lengthier sentence that that which was agreed upon by the State.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Was the petitioner's guilty plea knowingly and intelligently made?
Docket Entries
2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2018-10-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2019)
Attorneys
Anthony James Brightwell, Jr
Anthony James Brightwell Jr. — Petitioner